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Respiratory gymnastics for cold treatment

After abatement the acute phenomena of a cold it is recommended to make respiratory gymnastics for training to a profound exhalation. It allows to restore the broken nasal breath, stimulates reflex zones of bronho-pulmonary system. Children, since 2 summer age can master the given technique of treatment. Training try to translate in game then it will not cause negation of carrying out of exercises in your kid. Respiratory exercises are better for carrying out in convenient clothes, in a quiet situation, after emptying an intestine and a bladder. Starting positions of exercises, can be various. The child can lay, sit, having leant back on a chair backrest to stand, having placed feet. At any of the listed poses important that body muscles have been relaxed. To carry out exercises 3-4 times a day are recommended, it is possible is more often. For training the profound exhalation can use respiratory exercises imitative character: «To blow on a dandelion», «to blow on a candle».

An example of respiratory exercises

To sit directly, socks and heels together, arms are freely lowered. Breath any.

Completely to exhale, the big fingers from both parties to clip external acoustical passage, and long fingers to press nose wings then sharply to involve air through a mouth, to compress labiums and to inflate cheeks.

Then to lower a chin on a breast, to close eyes, having put index fingers on eyelids and as it is possible to remain more longly in this position.

After that to lift a head, to take out fingers of eyelids, from wings of a nose and to make a full exhalation through a nose.

Then to take away the big fingers from ears and to lower arms along a body.

To children is more senior 3 years as revulsives it is possible to use mustard foot baths (1 table spoon of a mustard powder on 6 l of water, 36-38 ºC). Stops are a reflexogenic zone - on them many the nervous terminations, influence on stops during this procedure, improves a circulation in a nose, stimulates work of immune system.

At a cold inhalations with mineral water, baking soda, essential oils etc. Temperature at which the given kind of treatment is spent are effective fluctuates from 38 to 42 ºC, to course of treatment prescribe from 5 to 20 procedures, duration of inhalation makes 8-10 minutes. In house conditions it is possible to use inhalers of type «Monsoon», «Dissonik».